COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Arrowsmith, John
Date:
1844
Short Title:
Map of British Guiana.
Publisher:
John Arrowsmith
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
41
Obj Width cm:
46
Scale 1:
1,520,640
Note:
In outline color. Extent of the Parishes in Demerara, Essequibo and County Berbice shown with an accompanying key.
Reference:
None found - see Streeter Texas 1373A, Wheat 451, Martin & Martin 32 for the Texas map.
Country:
Guyana
Full Title:
Map of British Guiana From the latest Surveys of Schomburgk, Owen, Hilhouse, & others; & Those of Hancock, Van-Cooten, Bouchenroeder, & Bercheyck ... Respectfully dedicated To His Excellency Henry Light Esqr. Governor in & over said Colony By His Excellency's Very Obedient Humble Servant J. Hadfield, Crown Surveyor. George Town Demerara, 1st Augt. 1838. John Arrowsmith. London, Published Augt. 1st 1842, by John Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square.
List No:
4613.065
Series No:
68
Engraver or Printer:
Hadfield, J.
Publication Author:
Arrowsmith, John
Pub Date:
1844
Pub Title:
The London Atlas of Universal Geography, Exhibiting the Physical & Political Divisions of the Various Countries of the World, Constructed from Original Materials. Is most respectfully dedicated to his venerable Friend John Middleton Esqr. As a testimony of Gratitude and Esteem, By his much Obliged & Humble Servant, John Arrowsmith, F.R.G.S & R.A.S. 40 Soho Square, London. London, Pubd. by J. Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square 1842.
Pub Reference:
None found - see Streeter Texas 1373A, Wheat 451, Martin & Martin 32 for the Texas map.
Pub Note:
This atlas is remarkable for its understated elegance and clarity. It is one of the first truly "modern" atlases of the nineteenth century. This is the fifty sheet 1842 edition, with fifteen maps added including the second state of the rare Map of Texas (1843) and several maps dated 1844. This edition of this atlas is unrecorded in Verner, Phillips, National Maritime Museum, and the British Museum World. The fourteen other additional maps include interesting maps of Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Caribbean. Bound with half-leather brown boards with "The London Atlas, by J. Arrowsmith." embossed on the cover.
Pub List No:
4613.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
65
Pub Height cm:
56
Pub Width cm:
38
Image No:
4613065
Authors:
Arrowsmith, John
Collection:
Rumsey Collection
Link To Source
Map of British Guiana.
